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About
With 50 hectares of green spaces and 230 hectares of water, this place offers two areas for walking, jogging or cycling with a panoramic view of the Canigou and the Albères mountain range. The most : watch the sunset, photograph the fields of poppies and wild cornflowers.
The natural site
Lakes, lagoons and rivers
Lac de la Raho
Around 150 to 200 ha · Ecological reserve (birds)
A few kilometres from Perpignan, the lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho is a water reservoir that has become a place for walking and swimming, with a small bird reserve and the Canigó as a backdrop.
- Area
- around 150 to 200 ha depending on the water level
- Volume
- around 17 million m³
- Water supply
- canal de Perpignan (water from the Têt)
- Reservoir recreated
- late 1970s
Coming up in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Perpignan events →Nearby
Source : Pyrénées-Orientales Tourisme (DATAtourisme, Open Licence 2.0) · updated 16 Oct 2026